Abdirahman Abdinoor Ali

Sen. Abdirahman If I look round, it seems that if this Bill was in force at that time, our parents would have been fined Kshs500,000, jailed for two years or done community work which would have meant even flogging in public. With a devolved system of governance, it now becomes...

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Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I stand to second this Motion and thank my brother, Sen. Abdirahman for standing in the gap at this time for the sake of Kenyans who have suffered. We all know, Garissa, Wajir and Mandera are three peculiar counties. Earlier, these counties had a shortage of...

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ADJOURNMENT

Order, Hon. Senators, the first contributor shall have his or her time when the Motion is listed next week. It is now 6.30 p.m.; it is time to adjourn the Senate. The Senate stands adjourned until Tuesday, 30th June, 2015 at 2.30 p.m. June 25th, 2015 SENATE DEBATES

Sen. Abdirahman On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The concern by our colleague, hon. Mutahi Kagwe, the Senator for Nyeri, is valid. At one point, I remember saying that media houses must be sanctioned. Quite a number of my colleagues said that is not the best way to...

Sen. Abdirahman Mr. Speaker, Sir, looking at the list of Statements, those of us who were here yesterday can see that these are not new Statements. They would have been dealt with yesterday or much earlier. This is an indication that the various line Ministries are not performing, we must...

Sen. Abdirahman Mr. Speaker, Sir, my sister, Sen. Adan, did not get the gist of what I was trying to put across. I was saying that quite a number of issues that have been raised relate to this Ministry and, specifically, boundaries. If they are not able to get the...

Sen. Abdirahman Mr. Speaker, Sir, the contradiction is---

Sen. Abdirahman Mr. Speaker, Sir, towards the end of Senators’ Statements especially saying that President Obama could address Parliament or we could ask for it, it May 27th, 2015 SENATE DEBATES

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Sen. Abdirahman On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. While I support your decision to refer this matter to the Committee on Health, it would be very important for us to make some comments with regard to this particular Message that has been sent to the Senate by the...

Sen. Abdirahman Mr. Speaker, Sir, I represent the county in question. With regard to the Petition from the residents, the matters raised are weighty and call for, what I would imagine, beyond our committees alone because there are quite a number of issues that have been raised. However, just like...

Sen. Abdirahman Mr. Speaker, Sir, listening to the Petition presented by our colleague Sen. Wamatangi on behalf of the Kiambu County Assembly, there is evidence - I do not want to talk about things – or indications that there are malpractices that are going on in a number of counties....

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Sen. Abdirahman Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise under Standing Order No.45 (2) (a) with regard to a matter of great concern not only to me but many other Senators in this House. The matter is the purported rating by Infotrak which was widely captured today in the Daily Nation newspaper....

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Sen. Abdirahman(Applause) COMMUNICATION FROM THE CHAIR VISITING PUPILS AND TEACHERS FROM ST. THERESA’S TARTAR GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL

Sen. Abdirahman Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rose on a point of order yesterday on the Floor of this House under Standing Order No. 94 (1) regarding the contributions---

Sen. Abdirahman I can still allow him to do it. April 30, 2015 SENATE DEBATES Sen. AbdirahmanThe Deputy Speaker (Sen. Kembi-Gitura): Order! It is also good to communicate. Senator for Mandera rose on that issue and I informed him that we are still on Statements. We have not reached there...

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Sen. Abdirahman On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I thank you for allowing me to rise on a point of order on a matter that is very sensitive regarding the debate of yesterday on the Motion of Adjournment concerning security in this country.

Sen. Abdirahman Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I stand on a point of order regarding the Adjournment Motion that was discussed yesterday and with specific reference to contributions made by Dr. Khalwale on the insecurity situation in our institutions. I am appalled by the abuse of the Parliamentary privileges...

Sen. Abdirahman I stand on Standing Order No.94. I will read it if you allow me. April 29, 2015 SENATE DEBATES Sen. Abdirahman“A Senator shall be responsible for the accuracy of any facts that the Senator alleges to be true and may be required to substantiate any such facts instantly.”Looking...

Sen. Abdirahman Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I respect your ruling on this matter, but the substantiation that he is expected to bring only deals with half of it. We must express our thoughts on this matter.

Sen. Abdirahman Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we should be given time to ---

Sen. Abdirahman Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I accept. I will hold my horses.